Fake Claude Code install pages hit Windows and Mac users with infostealers
2026-03-09T20:52:08Z•0f8de54e2c703e7f021c394578453a3f861e551099fe44d179d4a4174dc67428
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What happened
Malwarebytes reporting (early March 2026) documents a cluster of active campaigns that abuse search results, fake/typo-squatted install pages, and social-engineering lures to deliver infostealers and backdoors to Windows and macOS users. Notable behavior includes fake Claude Code/OpenClaw/CleanMyMac/FileZilla/Google Meet installers distributing infostealers (including SHub Stealer) that steal credentials, browser sessions, and silently backdoor crypto wallets; a fake Google Meet update that enrolls victims’ Windows PCs into attacker-controlled device management; tampered FileZilla binaries exf
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 0f8de54e2c703e7f021c394578453a3f861e551099fe44d179d4a4174dc67428
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-09T20:52:08Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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